Update on Virginia TNR Bill

March 7, 2012 — The National Humane Education Society

Legislation that supports TNR helps cat advocates save lives.

Update!

Virginia’s Senate Bill 359, which passed the senate, failed to make it out of committee in the House of Delegates. This bill would have formally allowed groups to practice TNR—trapping, vaccinating, sterilizing, and then returning feral cats to established colonies. Without this legislation, those who practice TNR could be charged with abandonment upon releasing the cats. Virginia residents should urge their delegates to reintroduce this legislation in the next session.